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Water

Cherry

By mcmanaman

Wed, 16 May 2007
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He dictaphones the countryside

the farmer repairing a dry stone wall,

wellington on gravel,

two lambs drinking from a puddle.

In each room of the house he has tape recorders

there is no television in the lounge

just the sound of rivers.

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